Jaw-trap.



J. H. HUTOHINSON.

JAW TRAP. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 22, 1913.

Patnted June 23, 1914.

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' Specification of Letters fatentf Patented J mile 23, 1914.

x Application filed August22 isle. seri luevseiea.

To allwhom it ma g conccrh Be it knowntha't I, JQSHUA H, HuronlNSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cedarville, county cf-li lodoc, State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Jaw-Traps, of

T whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to jaw traps.

My object is to provide a jaw trap hav ing improved spring means for actuating the'jaws thereof and, further, improvements whereby the animal will be prevented from.

trap and thereby prevents the jaws of the ordinary spring trap from-acting properly when the trap is sprung. My invention prevehts the trap from being rendered inoperative by such action on the partof the animal.

-A further object is to provide a jaw trap wherein improved means is provided by which-the pivoted jaws are prevented from coming loose from the frame when the trap is sprung and to combine therewith, in a new manner, coil'springs 'ltor actuating the jaws. j

The invention is set forth here? aftr end the novel features and combinations thereof.

are recited in the appended Clill1115.

In the accompanying drawingsz l igure 1 1 is a front elevation, one of the sleeves hetective top.

at 4;, a pan ing shown in section and-the trap represented as sprung,'lmt with the pan in raised positi0n'; Fig, 2,

' .Fi 1, the pan being raised; and Fig. 4, a detail showing one of the sleeves and its pro- The frame 1 may be provided with a coil spring 2 ing the trap is connected, such spring cusl ,ioning the jerks imparted to the trap by the animal when the latter'is c ught thus preventingthe animal from tearing itself loose or detaching the trap from its anchorage. To a portion3 of the iframe is pivoted a plan view showing thetowhich the usual chain for auchor having a trigger of'liising from the irani'e are the Standards? to which the 8 and 9 are pivoted at 10 and 11, respectively, said jaws being adapted .to spread downwardly and one ofthem to be engaged by the trigger t3. Sleeves 12, 13,- loosely encircle the ends ofthe'jaws 8, 9, and are provided with circumferential flanges 14. Surrounding and preferably rather snugly-embracing the sleeves 12, 13, are stout coil springs 15, 16, whose, lower ends are seated onfranie l and whose upper ends bear against the flanges 14. The lower and pivoted parts of the jaws 8, 9, are, as shown in Fig. 3, tapered, but their combined Width is nearly the 831116 as'the internal diameters of the sleeves 12, 13. The jaws are provided with shoulders 1?, 18, which en age the upper ends of the respective sleeves 1 2, 13, to thereby limit the upward throw of the said sleeves when the trap is sprung, as shown in Fig. 3. The tapered orinclined lower ends of the jaws permit the sleeves to be forced down against the action of springs i5, 16, when setting the trap, as shown in Fig. 2, the springs then being under. considerable compression so that when the pan 5 is touched or stepped upon by the animal, the trigger 6 is released jaws, as shown in Fig. 3. The springs are evented from buckling by reason not only pr of their encircling the sleeves 12, 13, but these sleeves, when the trap is sprung, 1m-

iu'ediately .housethe pivots l0, l1, and by the cooperation oi the sleeves and the ends ot' the jaws, the pivots l0. 11, are prevented from being sprung out of their holes in the standards 7, no matter how hard the animal may work to pull itself loose from the trap. i

To prevent an animal like. the wolf from scratching gravel, small sticks and pieces of frozen dirt onto the trap and into the sleeves l2, '13, which; would result in clogging the sleeves and the jaws solhat the latter could not clo se, Iprovide on the upper ends of the sleeves luiods or guards 19 which are preferably arched and cover all of the upper end of the sleeves except that part which is necessary to permit the entrance of the ends of the jaws and their operation. These guards prevent small sticks, gravel and bits of frozen e "h from lodging within th sleeves. f

Having thus described my invention, what standards, sleeves surrounding the pivotal 1r claim as new and desire to secure by Letparts of said jaws, guards at t e 11 per ends ters Patent, is of said sleeves adapted to cover I; e pivots 1. In a'tra ,the combination with a frame when the trap is set and exclude foreign 5 having stan ards, of jaws pivoted to said 'material therefrom; coil springs surroundstandards, flanged tubular sleeves surrounding said standards and sleeves, and a lock 20 in'g said standards and the pivotal ends of and trip for said jaws.

said aws and maintainlng constant engage- In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my mentbwzith said standards, coil lsprfilngs abut I signature in the presence of two witnesses. 10 tin "tween the frame and t e anges on 1 s sai sleeves, and. a trip and lock for said JOSHUA HUTQHINSON' jaws. Witnesses 2. 'In a tra the comloination with a frame F. E. BUSH, having stan ards, of aws pivoted to said N. M. Lns'rnn. 

